Comment o god here we go again... (Score 1) 226
When TFA said "losing is an asset", all kinds of red flags went up in my head.
Remember when the tech media was all over the idea of giving away free PCs and Internet access just to make money off the adware and spyware? They also loved those Internet pet stores who spent gazillions on Superbowl ads just to increase "mindshare", not to mention the free delivery-by-bike-messenger-service... you could buy a chocolate bar and some rasta dude with a bright orange and green messenger bag shows up at your office a few hours later... they wouldn't even take tips.
The bubble-era was full of companies with bad ideas, which the media ate up and sold. We all know what happened after.
You figure there was a lesson learned. But when the media starts spouting stupid crap like "losing is an asset", I can't help but worry that another bubble is starting to rise.
Remember when the tech media was all over the idea of giving away free PCs and Internet access just to make money off the adware and spyware? They also loved those Internet pet stores who spent gazillions on Superbowl ads just to increase "mindshare", not to mention the free delivery-by-bike-messenger-service... you could buy a chocolate bar and some rasta dude with a bright orange and green messenger bag shows up at your office a few hours later... they wouldn't even take tips.
The bubble-era was full of companies with bad ideas, which the media ate up and sold. We all know what happened after.
You figure there was a lesson learned. But when the media starts spouting stupid crap like "losing is an asset", I can't help but worry that another bubble is starting to rise.
